
Edmund Breese
- Date of Birth: 1871-06-17
- Date of Death: 1936-04-06
- Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appear... From Wikipedia Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo (1893), The Lion and the Mouse (1906) with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree (1909) with Helen Ware, The Master Mind (1913) with Elliott Dexter, the popular World War I era play Why Marry? (1917) with Estelle Winwood & Nat C. Goodwin and So This Is London (1922) with Donald Gallaher. He appeared in 129 films between 1914 and 1935. He is best remembered as the advice-giving German businessman at the beginning of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front. His final role was on stage in Night of January 16th from September 1935 to April 1936. Just before the play ended its run, Breese developed peritonitis, which he died from on April 6, 1936.

The Spell of the Yukon
Drama • 1916 May

The Hottentot
Comedy • 1929 August

The Haunted House
Horror, Comedy, Drama • 1928 November

The Early Bird
Comedy • 1925 January

A Man of Sentiment
Drama, Romance • 1933 September

Sure-Fire Flint
Comedy, Drama • 1922 August

Rough Waters
Drama • 1930 June

Chains of Evidence
Mystery • 1920 March

The She-Wolf
Drama • 1931 May

Torchy Turns Turtle
Comedy • 1933 April